Hardware - July 2007

im always using my laptop. when i dont i just put it on standby mode.its on most of the day. When im not in class i put it on standby and hardly shut it down and at times i leave it on the whole night if im downloading somthing. its always pluged in so i dont have to worry about the battry dieing. and should i not charge if ma battery is full. its pluged in even if the battry is full

2007-07-24 15:31:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I just built my very first system from scratch. I'm pretty sure everything is connected properly. BUT when i plug in the power and turn on the power supply... there's a terrible screeching noise coming from the power supply. I don't have another power supply to test. And the motherboard LED light doesn't go on when i plug in the power.

Please help.... I don't want to return the parts... cause I will have to rebuild it again... It took me an hour to build it (pretty fast for a starter). If anything is actually wrong with the parts, I guess i just have to get the replaced.

Many thanks in advance.

2007-07-24 15:29:40 · 7 answers · asked by Michael Y 4 in Desktops

I have an old laptop that doesnt have a cd drive. I want to upgrade from 98 to 98SE or 2K so I can use my wireless cardbus. Is it possible to install from a floppy? Does 98SE fit on a floppy? What about just upgrading from a floppy?

2007-07-24 15:22:41 · 3 answers · asked by clone17 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've been using a Medion Akoya for two years (I bought it to move to Morocco because it's tiny, and it has done its job well) and am ready to move up. I live on my computer (I'm a writer) and am looking for all the usual suspects - 1GB RAM, CD/DVD-R, internal wireless, at least 80GB hard drive. Memory card reader (Sony pro-duo) is preferable, but not necessary.

I will not buy an HP or a Compaq, but otherwise have few preferences. I'm considering the lowest level Mac but don't know if it's worth the $1,100 (which I don't really have).

2007-07-24 15:18:22 · 5 answers · asked by nomadic 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-24 15:17:24 · 4 answers · asked by tinkerbell_wi 1 in Desktops

My laptop works but the internet kick me off can anby help me at all.

2007-07-24 15:15:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i'm looking at two desktop computer packages.
1. Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion 4200+ Desktop a6000n
AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 4200+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium
$500

2)Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion E4400 Desktop a6120n
Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor E4400; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 2GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe technology; 320GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium
$760

Both come with 17 inch flat panel monitor and all in one hp printer.
Of course, i know one has more ram and hard drive than the other.
My main question is about the processors. I've been told that the athlon dual core is the best out there right now, but i don't know too much about that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-24 15:15:05 · 4 answers · asked by anonymous 1 in Desktops

the scroll bars on the mousepad of my laptop arent working. usually i can slide my finger horizontally or vertivally over the edges of the mouse pad and the page will scroll, but it just stopped working...any ideas on how to get it back?

2007-07-24 15:09:11 · 3 answers · asked by jellybelly 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Which is faster in real terms,not overclocked.

The pentium d 830(2x3.0mhz) or the core duo e6600(2x2.40mhz)

I expect most people will say the core duo but i dont get it,one is 3.00mhz and the other is 2.40mhz.

Any help would be appreciated because i'm building a second computer and i want to make sure i have all the best parts in the same computer.

2007-07-24 15:03:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I NEED A LAPTOP FOR COLLEGE AND I WANT IT TO LAST ME AND FOR IT TO BE OF GOOD QUALITY. I DONT WANT IT TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE AND NOT CHEAP AT ALL. I AM WILLING TO PAY FROM $500-$900. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

2007-07-24 15:02:19 · 7 answers · asked by .. 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

between a laptop and a notebook (laptop)

2007-07-24 14:59:54 · 3 answers · asked by amber 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-07-24 14:58:58 · 2 answers · asked by danghoang 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The 2.33ghz Core 2 Duo (T7600) processor sells for about $500 more retail than the lowest clock speed Core 2 Duo processor (I believe 1.66ghz).

My question is, does it even cost the manufacturer $5 more dollars to make a 2.33ghz than a 1.66ghz processor?

2007-07-24 14:50:33 · 2 answers · asked by darkmanx1209 2 in Other - Hardware

It is already past July 22 and the price of the E6750 isn't the price it is expected to be at $183. Instead, the lowest price, I've seen is about $210. What gives? Is the price ever going to be the expected $183 rumored to be?

2007-07-24 14:48:35 · 2 answers · asked by JumpMan XXIII 1 in Other - Hardware

I have 4 usb ports on my computer and only the one with my printer on it works. What causes a power surge and how can I fix it? I bought an external usb port but it doesn't work. I keep getting the power surge error. Also, how can I find what speed my current usb ports are? ie; 2.0 or 1.1

2007-07-24 14:37:11 · 2 answers · asked by Cindy 3 in Add-ons

I'm wondering how do I install a RADEON X600 graphic card to my PC before I buy it. I don't want to be clueless when I actually buy it. If you could help that would be great.

2007-07-24 14:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by MrNinjaManners 1 in Other - Hardware

my old laptop i broken. they said the battery is all out and has to vbe replaced. and the battery is causing the laptop to not work. so they said its better to replace it than to replae all the parts. so i need some files from my old laptop. is it still possible to transfer the files to my new laptop?

2007-07-24 14:28:04 · 2 answers · asked by Nevena G 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking for a CPU replacement\upgrade and just curious on which core would be better to get for a P4 3.0GHz socket 478.

The Northwood 3.0Ghz\512KB L2 or Prescott 3.0GHz\1MB L2?

Both have HyperThreading and 800MHz FSB

2007-07-24 14:27:48 · 2 answers · asked by Ajv64-EnterSandman 2 in Desktops

I have a two year old Medion Akoya (yeah, I know, but I'm saving up for a new laptop) and lately, it's been heating up pretty quickly. The fan is also making an awful lot of noise. Is there anything I can do?

2007-07-24 14:22:51 · 5 answers · asked by nomadic 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

What information do I have to find out from my computer in order to know that this: http://www.amazon.com/eVGA-e-GeForce-256MB-PCI-Express-256-P2-N549-TR/dp/B000GFHIGS/ref=sr_1_1/103-6934034-3369440?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1182899308&sr=1-1
will work on my computer?

2007-07-24 14:20:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i want a laptop for under 1000.00 if it over its ok but not much over
i want it for intermediate school also some short car rides it doesn't have to be really fast but i don't want a slow one
-120gb hard drive
-a screen size of 14 inches or UNDER
-a light wieght but it doesn't have to be really light but not really heavy
-windows xp would be better but it ok if its vista
-a dvd player and possibley burner
-a webcam and/or microphone is not required but would be a nice touch
i might add stuff in addtion info so if you allready answered check back

2007-07-24 14:13:52 · 12 answers · asked by Must riot 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Is the small unit where the power supply hookes to on a computer a 120 volt to 12 volt power supply. What wires do you hook up to make this happen (+) (-) ???

2007-07-24 14:12:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I am going to format my PC and reinstall XP. Although I have a question, do I re install my graphics card if I formatted my pc??

2007-07-24 14:09:44 · 4 answers · asked by chibigamer@verizon.net 1 in Add-ons

My neighbor don't have money to buy her daughter a laptop

2007-07-24 14:05:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm a 20 year old University student and I'm despirately wanting to buy a Laptop.

I've never had one before, so I have no idea what to look for.

I own a 30 GB iPod, so I listen to alot of music, so I'll need lots of space, I think.

I'd also like to be able to watch movies on my Laptop.

And of course, the internet, but that's no big deal.

Please let me know if there's a certain laptop I should look into.

Also.. I'm looking for one under $1,000.

Thanks!!!

2007-07-24 13:58:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I dont know much about the computer at all actually. I just thought it would be cool to learn how to upgrade computers. I know i want to change the ram to 512 mb, also what else should i replace. Dont tell me to get a new computer cause i want to upgrade the one i have. I just want to learn the basics make an experiment out of this any help would be greatly apreciated. Come on help the youth grow.

2007-07-24 13:50:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I had 2 reboot my whole computer and after it was done rebooting a pop up message said that there was no audio device installed so I was wondering how do I get that installed so that I can have sound back on my computer...

2007-07-24 13:47:25 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Desktops

i bought a quad core computer, and it hasnt arrived yet. its the Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz). i was just wondering how much Ghz that computer has. i dont know if its just like 2.4x4 or something, so if anyone knows how it works pleas help me =P
thanks

2007-07-24 13:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by snorkle 2 in Desktops

So i just built myself a custom comp, courtesy of newegg, except it wont power up! when i turn on the main power supply, the indicator LED on the mobo lights up, but when i push the power button, my fans (including the CPU fan) click real quick and then stop, as though they wanted to start but something shorted them out right away. anyone know of something that might cause the comp to do this? I just recieved the parts a few days ago, so an RMA through newegg for DOA parts is no problem.

2007-07-24 13:40:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to flash my bios. already ran upgrade from a12 to a15. upgraded fine, but didn't "flash" the old info.
please help.

2007-07-24 13:12:27 · 1 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7 in Laptops & Notebooks